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New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate

YoopyaOctober 17, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 17, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Democrat Cory Booker, the charismatic mayor of Newark, was the unofficial winner of a New Jersey special election on Wednesday, handily defeating a...

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U.S. Congress ends default threat, Obama signs debt bill

YoopyaOctober 17, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 17, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved an 11th-hour deal to end a partial government shutdown and pull the world’s biggest economy back from the brink...

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Black scholar’s post-Civil War diploma survives

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 17, 20240

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first black man to become a University of South Carolina professor in 1873 was hailed Tuesday as a “man of...

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Exhibit to show Connally’s clothing when JFK shot

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 20240

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Your eyes instinctively seek the holes in the vintage 1960s black wool men’s business suit. The white cotton dress shirt with...

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Need motivation? There’s an app for that

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever suspect you do more housework than your spouse? Or that certain tasks at work raise your blood pressure? Maybe you wonder...

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American Girl gives boost to Mattel’s 3Q results

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 31, 20240

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Mattel’s third-quarter net income rose 16 percent, buoyed by higher sales of American Girl and Monster High products and strength...

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Libyan al-Qaeda suspect denies US embassy bombings

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

A Libyan man seized earlier this month in a US raid in Tripoli has pleaded not guilty in a New York court to two US...

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No. 3 Clemson pulls talent from Sunshine State

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Sammy Watkins was a middle-schooler in Fort Myers, Fla., and not thinking much about college when Clemson first made a strong...

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Qaeda suspect’s shipboard fast, poor health halted U.S. interrogation

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – An elite U.S. interrogation team gave up questioning an alleged al-Qaeda militant who was snatched in Libya after he stopped eating and drinking regularly, exacerbating...

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U.S. lawmakers begin last-ditch effort on debt ceiling

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

huttered government – for consideration by the full Senate on Wednesday. The measure’s fate remained uncertain in the fractured Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which failed...